Potato yields in Mongolia
Mongolia: Potato yields was 12.82 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 12.82 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
The figure is up 38.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Mongolia peaked at 14.62 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.64 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Mongolia ranks 122nd of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.42 tonnes per hectare | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | 9.65 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 10.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | 12.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.09 tonnes per hectare | 6.64 tonnes per hectare | 10.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.81 tonnes per hectare | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | 11.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | 9.33 tonnes per hectare | 14.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.93 tonnes per hectare | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | 13.88 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
- Rural population 1.03 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 28.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 363,061 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Mongolia?
- Potato yields in Mongolia was 12.82 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.62 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.64 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Mongolia rank for potato yields?
- Mongolia ranks 122nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.